Lyme disease

The first stage of Lyme disease is called early Lyme disease. Early Lyme disease usually causes one or more of the following symptoms that occur days to weeks after infection:

* Fatigue * Chills and fever * Headache

* Muscle and joint pain * Swollen lymph nodes * Erythema migrans

Erythema migrans the skin rash associated with Lyme disease, occurs as a circular rash that continues to grow. It may appear anywhere from 1 day to 1 month after the infected tick's bite, but it usually appears in about 7 days. The center of the rash may clear as it grows, giving it the appearance of a bull's-eye. The rash may be warm, but it is usually not painful. Sometimes, the rash includes many red patches that appear in different shapes and sizes around the body. The erythema migrans type of skin rash is different from a rash that appears as an allergic reaction to a tick or insect bite. Such reactions to a bite usually appear as a redness within hours to 1 day after a bite, do not grow, and disappear within a day or two. Erythema migrans does not occur in some patients with Lyme disease. In patients who do not get the rash, the first sign of bacterial infection can be symptoms of second- or third-stage Lyme disease

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